Strasburg Edges CCHS In Opener With Late Rally
Strasburg defeats Clarke County 40 to 36 in a season opener at home. Darrel Jones and Norman Heflin sparked the late surge for the Rams while Dick Bly led Strasburg with 16 points and Don Hill added 11. Clarke County’s Charles Pierce battled the visitors, and Buddy Puller shaded defense for the Eagles.
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Clarke County
Eagles
Strasburg Rams
Darrel Jones
Norman Heflin
Charles Pierce
Rams
Dick Bly
Don Hill
Bly
Bobby Crantz
Hill
Pierce
Jones
Buddy Puller
Strasburg
Eaglettes
Montevideo
Maroons
James Wood Colonels Top Alumni 56 42 in Season Opener
The James Wood Colonels defeated the Alumni 56 to 42 for their first win since the 1953-54 season. Steve Reedy led with 21 points, Ben Dorsey added four goals, and Wendell Dick contributed eight points. The junior varsity beat the Varsity Club 24-20 in the night’s earlier game. The Colonels host Luray next Tuesday to start District 16 play.
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James Wood Quint
Colonels
Steve Reedy
Bill Bailey
Dorsey
Reedy
Ben Dorsey
Bromley
Bailey
Wendell Dick
James Wood
Harry Patterson
Jim Casey
Archie Manuel
Jv's
Manuel
Kendall
Luray
EUB No 2 Ends Streak With 33rd Try In League
United Brethren No 2 beat Westtown Methodist 459 to 453 to snap a 32 game losing run. Key last frame by Jack Johnson and C B Shickle salvaged the win as Braddock St. Methodist led with a 1680 three-game set and Market St. Methodist rallied to take two later matches in the Church League action.
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Westtown Methodist
United Brethren No. 2
Jack Johnson
C. B. Shickle
Welltown
E. Taylor
Braddock St. Methodist
Catholic
Briscoe Ginn
Allen Gaunt
Teddy Legge
Ed Lillis
Market
Market St. Methodist
Church of Christ
Vernon Barton
Dan Rush
Kenny Lake
Barton
Sonny Cooper
United Brethren
Old Bethel
Eugene McIntyre
Ronnie Shickle
United Brethren No. 1
McIntyre
Cos Old Bethel
Welltown Methodist
Daily Across Puzzle Clues
A compact list of crossword style prompts with numbered hints across common themes. Entries include stages of insect development, metal elements, animal and plant terms, and basic descriptors.
Crossword Down 20 Owns 21 The legal 24 25 26 27 28 29 pro fession
Puzzle fills several numbered clues from a newspaper crossword. The readable entries include hints such as releases from slings, inner bark of the linden, morning moisture, breezily, under contract, and a famed mount, with several short answers like timber wolf, large American moth, and cravat.
Tech Looks to Tame Furman in First SoCon Test
Virginia Tech enters Southern Conference play at Furman after a school record 105 point debut against Guilford. Davidson visits The Citadel as other key games unfold with VMI at East Tennessee State, Washington & Lee at Marshall, Richmond hosting Virginia, and Hampden-Sydney visiting William & Mary. Davidson’s Hobby Cobb tallies 30 in 93-70 win over College of Charleston. Randolph Macon, George Washington, Roanoke each post wins as fresh standings take shape.
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Furman
Techmen
Guilford
Davidson
Citadel
VMI
East Tennessee State
Washington & Lee
Marshall College
Richmond
Virginia
William & Mary
Hampden-Sydney
West Virginia
College of Charleston
Hobby Cobb
George Washington
St. Joseph's
Philadelphia
Randolph Macon
Walloping
Newport News Apprentice
Lynchburg
Hornets
Gallaudet
Douglas Opens Basketball Season Against Manassas
The Douglas Bulldogs start the 1955-56 season with an away game against Manassas in a junior varsity varsity format. Coach Edwin Barksdale notes height and experience favor the host. key players include Gaither and Carter, with Burks and Gaskins as outside shooters. The team aims for a .500+ season despite height shortages and missing several graduates.
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Douglas Bulldogs
Manassas
Bulldogs
Douglas Five
Robert Gaither
Edwin Barksdale
Floyd Burks
Beverly Gaskins
Burks
Gaskins
John
Randy
Carter
Gaither
James Stephenson
Lawrence Curry
Norman Pye
Alexander Thomas
Stephenson
Curry
Pye
Thomas
James Prather
Michael Ford
Dabney Stephenson
Hubert Stephenson
Robert Burks
Bell Clothes
Winchester
Cardinals Roll To Season High 567 In Brake Block League
Cardinals post a season high 567 in Brake Block League action as Boxwell 103 Pifer 112 Keckley 119 Richard 114 and Godenour 119 lead the 567 team game. Packers surge to first place with a 3 0 sweep over Bears while Redskins edge Colts 520 513. Lions top Rams 2 1 behind Green 129 and Lillis 121 with Elmer Allen 118 113 for the Rams.
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Richard Boxwell
Bill Pifer
Pete Keckley
Truman Richard
Bobby Godenour
Cardinals
Eagles
Colts
Packers
Bears
Turk Wingfield
Ernie Burch
Riley Loy
Redskins
Teddy Hepner
Marcus Haines
Raymond Clark
Jim Green
Jean Lillis
Lions
Rams
Elmer Allen
Ind
A Nen Kibler
Green
Kibler
Wingfield
Freshmen Kept Eligible in Southern Conference Play
The Southern Conference voted to allow freshmen to compete on varsity teams for another year despite Virginia Tech's failed proposal to bar them. West Virginia and William and Mary opposed the plan. The league also revised its transfer rule, agreeing to cover delegates’ expenses for the NCAA convention in Los Angeles, and set 1956 tournament dates March 1 2 and 3 in Richmond. Foreign students may transfer and play regardless of prior participation. The conference cage tournament remains its main income source.
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Williamsburg
Virginia Tech
Tech
West Virginia
William & Mary
National Collegiate Athletic Assn
Los Angeles
Richmond
Sophomore Champ Hundley Aims For Higher Pace This Season
Rod Hundley of West Virginia stars early in the 1955-56 campaign, posting 81 points in three games for a 27.0 average as WVU wins 80-71 over Washington and Lee. The Mountaineers vie for another Southern Conference title after last year’s 9-1 league record.
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Rod Hundley
West Virginia
Mountaineers
Hundley
Washington and Lee
Iowa
Big Ten
Southern Methodist
Mustangs
Hawkeyes
Utah
Arizona
Alabama
Texas Christian
Duquesne
Geneva
Brigham Young
Oregon
George Linn
Crimson Tide
TCU
Bama
Valparaiso
Houston
Pittsburgh
Girls Basketball Schedule Moves Through Several Cities
The Douglas girls appear on the schedule for night games against Manassas Luray Berryville Harrisonburg and Hagerstown with dates in February and March. Junior varsity games precede home varsity matchups with Leesburg and Page Jackson. Away games include Manassas Hagerstown Page Jackson Harrisonburg and Leesburg. Home varsity games start at 8 pm while girls and juniors play at 7 pm except the Manassas game on Tuesday at 7 pm.
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Manassas
Bulldogs
Douglas
Hagerstown
Page - Jackson
Harrisonburg
Martinsburg
Berryville
Leesburg
Luray
Jackson
Page-Jackson
Petersburg man says thieves fast after $25 clothing theft
Fast work Peters burg resident Gerbert Harrison suspects thieves moved quickly. He left his car in a shop for three minutes and returned to find $25 in clothing missing.
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Petersburg
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